We Did Not Die Yesterday
We did not die yesterday.
We died long before today
We died the day Okonkwo raped Ngozi
The day we decided to cover his sins
That was the day we died.
We died the day Kajola was taken to jail
The day we cried and begged for bail
Even though we knew not what he did
And we never bothered to know
That was the day we died
We did not die yesterday
We died the day we saw Principal’s son
And then exempted his from chores
And gave him extra food for lunch
Just to win his love and favour.
We did not die yesterday, Chiamaka
We died the day we saw nothing wrong in partiality
The day we ignored the truth
And fell in love with the white lie
The day Ansa was beaten by Master for doing nothing
The day cheating became a normality
We did not die yesterday, ‘Amaka
We died many years ago
And we have since lived as ghosts
We did not die yesterday
We died the day we silenced the truth.
We really first when we kept the truth within us.
Nice read. I’ll love to write about how we can come alive again. Let’s Try that together…
We really died when we kept the truth within us.
Nice read. I’ll love to write about how we can come alive again. Let’s Try that together…
This is really nice.
More wisdom!
Thank you, Peace.
Amen.
Nyc 1 bro. More insight.
Great read.
The truth plainly and beautifully stated.
That’s right. Thank you for reading. Do stick around! ๐๐๐
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